666 (area code of the beast)

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Since we are talking about it, maybe one of you folks knows about this:

A few years back, I read on a usenet group that not all mss have 666 as
the beast's number.  The individual claimed (I think) 616 appeared
sometimes.  The interesting thing was that this person said that there
are two ways to spell Nero Cesar, one of which added up to 666, but the
other one added up to 616.  Pretty neat.  Does anyone know whether 616
does really appear in some manuscripts?  Does anyone have a book or
journal article recommendation on the subject?

I'll also be out of town for thanksgiving (driving home to beautiful
Kalamazoo [and it actually *is* beautiful when compared to large parts
of Iowa!]), so I'll say thanks in advance for your help, and wish all of
you a safe and happy holiday.  And to all the veggies--enjoy that big
plate of mashed potatoes, and that squiggly cranberry blob!  I know I
will.

peace,
john phipps

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